On Monday, Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M Burgess sentenced the Anchorage accounting business owner, Jill Diane Applebury, aka: “Jill Wetzsteon,” who pleaded guilty in November, to four years in federal prison and five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Applebury, of Applebury Accounting Services, pleaded guilty in a November […]
Alaska State Troopers reveal that on Thursday, burglary suspect, 35-year-old Willow resident Ian McCleod Lleshi was slapped with 21 additional charges on top of his present five counts filed in court in late October and early November. The Grand Jury returned indictments on the charges of Felony Eluding, Assault III on a Peace Officer, […]
HB98 gives law enforcement, prosecutors additional tools to address property theft JUNEAU – Friday, House Judiciary Chair Representative Matt Claman (D-Anchorage) filed legislation to strengthen Alaska’s laws related to theft and other offenses against property. Under House Bill 98, prosecutors would gain an important tool to hold repeat theft offenders accountable. The legislation would […]
On Wednesday evening the owner of a Dodge Caravan in Wasilla called 911 to report that his vehicle had been stolen. Troopers opened an investigation into the theft that resulted in the vehicle being recovered early Thursday morning, troopers said. The owner of the Dodge said that he met with a man at the […]